HELP with making quilt bigger PLEASE!!
 

I found this patteren http://www.hgtv.com/handmade/how-to-...ilt/index.html
It is called a shining star. I am not a very experienced quilter but I think I can do this and would like to stretch myself. However I can not see the size of the finished top. From the fact it only calls for 2 yards for backing It is not very big. Can someone tell me how large I would cut the squares to make it a standard double size and also how much material of each color I would need.
I do love this board and have learned so much.

THis is a form of a Lone Star made with half square triangles. If you google "Lone Star made with half square triangles" you will get several hits. Here's one:
http://busybeeno16.blogspot.com/2013...lf-square.html

That's the problem I had with it, too. It seems that the size of the finished blocks is 3". The star points are made from half-square triangles. I count 6 squares in one fourth of the star. So, that's 18" x 2= 36" for the entire star. That's a good size for the center of a quilt. You wouldn't want it any bigger than 45". It looks like this one is about 40" x 46".

There are 2 ways to enlarge a pattern
1) Add more borders.
2) Increase the size of the blocks.

You can do the first border suggested here, or even 2 borders, then set that on point (rotate so it looks like a diamond). So, 39-40" x square root of 2, will give you a new square measurement of 40 x 1.41 = 56.4". That would make it a good size for a double bed or for a queen size bed.

If you just want to continue with the squares, just keep adding borders till you get the size that you want.

If you want to increase the size of the finished squares to 4", make the first squares 5 3/8" (add 1.25" to finished size - but they added a little more). This will also require increased yardage - it should be 1.33 x more, but I would make the yardage 1.5x larger.

I made this quilt
 

Hi Grandma K... I just made that very quilt.. I have 0 experience with quilts.. I made a couple of quilts sewing squares together and made 2 rag quilts that was it and I made that quilt... It is a large size I don't have the borders complete yet because its very busy around my house right now. I hope to finish it in the next few days but my quilt without borders exactly as they tell you to make it is 38x40 its a nice size especially if you add more borders it could easily be the center of a full size quilt.. I am using mine for a wall hanging.. So I would say if you doubled it, it would be huge and I think any beginner could easily make this quilt. If you need any help feel free to contact me and I will help anyway I can.. Its a fun quilt to make.. Good luck and let me know if you need any help.. . Take Care and Have Fun.. P.S. Here is a picture of mine..
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I agree with charsuewilson. If you really think you will stick with quilting, I would suggest that you get a version of Electric Quilt. JAF just had it on sale for around $120.00. It does NOT take a rocket scientist to figure out how to use this program. Most quilters would tell you it is rather simple and a great way to increase or decrease any quilt quickly. Good Luck !!

You mean there is hope for me to learn this program? I've had it forever and not taken the time to learn it! That is one goal for this winter - learn EQ and work on Craftsy classes.